§ Mr. A. E. P. Duffyasked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the rate of growth of productivity in the wool textile industry since 1961; and how it compares with the rest of the economy.
§ Mr. DarlingStatistics of production and employment suggest that in the wool textile industry the growth of output per head since 1961 has been less than in manufacuring industry as a whole. Short-term changes are very much influenced by fluctuations in business conditions.